Pair of German Portrait Miniatures by Einsle Pinx
Einsle Pinx Joseph Bernhard Einsle (German, 1774-1829), pair of German portrait miniatures, c. 1800, signed, in period giltwood frames (2) 7.48 in. x 6.89 in., (overall). Provenance: The Estate of Judith Hoyle, Newcastle
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- Giltwood - Giltwood is used to describe a gold finish on furniture and other decorative wooden items, whereby a thin sheet of gold metal, called gold leaf, is applied to the surface for decorative purposes.
Unlike gilding, where the gold leaf is applied over a coating of gesso, with giltwood the gold leaf is applied direct to the surface, or over a coat of linseed oil gold leaf adhesive.
Most gold-finished mirrors will be gilded, whereas furniture with gold highlights will have the gold applied through the giltwood method.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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miniatures
- 19th century 357
- Georgian 239
- portrait and other 1,223
- signed by the artist 272
